Transitions workshop topics coming in 2019-20:

Non-financial retirement planning: Who will I be without my job? (facilitated by Nancy Wick and Maurice Warner). Tentatively scheduled twice in the coming year: Tuesday, November 5, 2019, and Wednesday, March 4, 2020. More information and registration will be available later in the year.

Ducks in a row: Thinking through end-of-life decisions and documents (facilitated by People’s Memorial). Saturday October 26, 2019. Details and registration in the fall.

Transitions workshop materials from 2015-2016:

June 22: A forum on retirement housing. UWRA Executive Director Pat Dougherty provided an overview of retirement housing types and what to think about when considering a move. Then a panel of UWRA members answered questions about the thinking that has led each of them to their current living situation. If you couldn’t attend or would like a refresher, click to download a pdf of the PowerPoint slides or a pdf of the handouts that were provided.

January 21 and 28: A two-part information session on Long-Term Care insurance. Mary Childers, Consumer Advocacy Program Manager of the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, addressed the current state of the LTC industry in Washington and provided an overview of what consumers should look for in LTC brokers and policies. Longtime LTC broker and educator Ken Story led the second session, a detailed examination of the factors to compare when looking at LTC policies. Missed the workshops? Click to download the PowerPoint slides: Consumer Advocacy slide show January 21 2016 or Ken Story LTC slideshow January 28 2016.

See also the retirement and financial planning workshops offered through UW Benefits, which are described here.